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It’s Easter weekend and me and Mr LivingHerb have just returned from visiting my uncle. My uncle is a priest and for many years has worked as a chaplain in various hospitals. This weekend he was planning a funeral so … Read More

A lot of my herbalist colleagues recommend detoxing to patients. The form of these vary from hardcore juice fasting to a more gentle approach. As a scientist, I am quite skeptical about this sort of thing but having recently listened … Read More

If your garden is anything like mine at this time of year, out of your lawn, the flower beds, cracks in the patio, in fact out of any available nook and cranny will be growing beautifully bright yellow flowers. To … Read More

I recently decided to try out a 5 day detox (you can read about my experience here (ADD LINK). Being very skeptical about whether or not detoxing works, I wanted to evaluate from personal experience if it was worth it … Read More

Last weekend I attended a 2 and a half day course on collaborative oncology. It was both inspiring and hard going as we learned about how herbal medicine can be used in support of the treatment of cancer. From improving … Read More

Earlier this week I went to see an independent showing of the film Embrace. It was wonderful to have a tiny part of its organisation (I sold raffle tickets!) and it was an inspiring mix of talks from amazing women … Read More

When I meet people and tell them I am a medical herbalist I frequently get blank, confused looks back before a comment that implies I am some sort of quack. There are many different types of therapist available today, with … Read More

Herb of the month – Rose Ever since I was a child playing in my grandparents’ garden, I have loved the smell of rose. I would pick the petals and try to made “rose water.” It always turned out terribly … Read More